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Orere Point Surf Photo: 'barrels' by surf photography NZ

Lat Long: 36.96° S 175.25° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orere Point sea temperature is

14.3° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

Orere Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ENE	E	NNE	NNE
	19 s	cross- on	7 s	19 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ENE	E	NNE	E
	18 s	cross- on	7 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ENE	ENE	N	E
	18 s	cross- on	3 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ENE	ENE	N	E
	18 s	cross- on	3 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	ENE	ENE	N	E
	17 s	cross- on	4 s	17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	E	ENE	N
	17 s	cross- on	4 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	E	ENE	N	NE
	17 s	cross- on	5 s	17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	E	ENE	N
	17 s	cross	5 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E	E	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ESE	E	N	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	16 s	24 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	N	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	16 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	N	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	21 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSE	SE	N
	20 s	cross- off	6 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	SSE	N	NE
	19 s	cross- off	6 s	19 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSE	SSE	NNE	NNE
	18 s	cross- off	6 s	18 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	S	NNE	NNE
	17 s	off	6 s	17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	S	NNE	ENE
	16 s	off	6 s	16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orere Point around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 26 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.4 ft). Range 2.49m (8.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Orere Point Surf Photo: 'barrels' by surf photography NZ

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Photo taken at: 1:03 pm 15 Mar 2015